May 19, 2024 – Day of Pentecost
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 104:25-35,37; Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27;16:4b-15 The Rev. Drew Brislin We often hear of the Day of Pentecost as being referred to as the birthday of the church. I have even heard that some churches will even get birthday cake to celebrate. And as the Christian faith was one born out of Judaism, I’m […]
May 12, 2024 – Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1: I John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer We are God’s joy in the world. In every moment of life, we have a choice—we can be a creative or a destructive being. We can build this world up or we can choose to tear it down. The responsibility for making that choice […]
May 5, 2024 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; I John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Our reading from Acts today begins in a small town on the coast of the Mediterranean a few miles outside of Tel Aviv. That town is called Joppa. Joppa is a picturesque place with winding, narrow streets, and old buildings. You can hike down […]
April 28, 2024 – Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:24-30; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin With the arrival of Spring that seems to last only a couple of weeks before the ensuing summer heat and Alabama humidity, so too has the season of planting arrived. The general rule, I think most agree with, is that you are to […]
April 21, 2024 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; I John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Psalm 23 is one of the most well-known psalms in the Bible. It is often read at funerals though I heard it read at a wedding once—and thought it most appropriate. We often read it on this Sunday, Good Shepherd Sunday, and we are […]
April 14, 2024 – Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:12-29; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 The Rev. Drew Brislin Well, the eclipse came and went. We had fun with it here at the church as I’m sure some of you saw our goofy Facebook post with special glasses and aluminum foil hats as if we were trying to communicate with something or […]
March 10, 2024 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. As we continue on our Lenten journey, we find ourselves at the midway point, the intermission if you will. It seems so often it is just about this point in a […]
March 3, 2024 – Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; I Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Few people have had such profound influence on Anglicanism as Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer is credited with writing the first and second Books of Common Prayer—the first for Henry VIII and the second in the time of his son, Edward VI. Though Henry had Cranmer […]
Sunday, February 11, 2024 – Last Epiphany
2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Timing is everything. As a story-telling device it furthers the suspense. Boy meets girl, girl falls for boy, boy falls for girl and they keep waiting for just the right time to express their feelings missing opportunity after opportunity until finally, the […]
Sunday, February 4, 2024 – Epiphany 5
Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-12, 21c; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Rev. Drew Brislin Good morning and welcome everyone on this Scout Sunday. It is so wonderful to see so many of you this morning. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from the National Eagle Scout Association wishing me a Happy Eagle […]